Mark 15:19
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New International Version (©2011)
Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.

New Living Translation (©2007)
And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
They kept hitting Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying Him homage.

International Standard Version (©2012)
They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, kneeling in front of him, and worshiping him.

NET Bible (©2006)
Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And they were hitting him on his head with a reed and spitting in his face and bowing on their knees and worshiping him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, and kneeling in front of him with false humility.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they struck him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshiped him.

American King James Version
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit on him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

American Standard Version
And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him. And bowing their knees, they adored him.

Darby Bible Translation
And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.

English Revised Version
And they smote his head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and bowing their knees, worshiped him.

Weymouth New Testament
Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.

World English Bible
They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.

Young's Literal Translation
And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

15:15-21 Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants had mocked him as a Prophet and Saviour. Shall a purple or scarlet robe be matter of pride to a Christian, which was matter of reproach and shame to Christ? He wore the crown of thorns which we deserved, that we might wear the crown of glory which he merited. We were by sin liable to everlasting shame and contempt; to deliver us, our Lord Jesus submitted to shame and contempt. He was led forth with the workers of iniquity, though he did no sin. The sufferings of the meek and holy Redeemer, are ever a source of instruction to the believer, of which, in his best hours, he cannot be weary. Did Jesus thus suffer, and shall I, a vile sinner, fret or repine? Shall I indulge anger, or utter reproaches and threats because of troubles and injuries?

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 19. - And they smote his head with a reed - the same reed, according to St. Matthew (Matthew 27:29, 30), which they bad first put into his right hand as a scepter, to complete the mocking symbolism - and did spit upon him (ἐνέπτυον αὐτῷ). The verb is in the imperfect; they did it again and again.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they smote him on the head with a reed,.... Or cane, a walking stick which they had put into his hands for a sceptre: this they took out again, and struck him on the head with it, which drove the sharp pointed thorns into his temples:

and did spit upon him; "upon his face", as the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions read:

and bowing their knees, as to a sovereign prince,

worshipped him; saying the above words, hail, king of the Jews? See Gill on Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:30.

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The Soldiers Mock Jesus
…18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit on him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. 20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

Isaiah 50:6 I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.
Matthew 27:30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
Mark 15:18 And they began to call out to him, "Hail, king of the Jews!"
Mark 15:20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.